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All About Philosophy. Moral Relativism – What is it? Moral relativism is the view that moral or ethical statements, which vary from person to person, are all equally valid and no one’s opinion of “right and wrong” is really better than any other.
What Is Moral Relativism? MICHAEL WREEN. Abstract. The main aim of this paper is to advance, clarify, and defend a definition of relativ-ism. On the definition, relativism does not contrast with absolutism, is not the same as pluralism, contrasts with universalism and nihilism, and is compatible with both moral objectivity and moral subjectivity.
Jan 1, 2016 · Introduction. This entry first provides some background about how to define moral relativism. It then reviews two different strands of the contemporary discussion of moral relativism. The first concerns the question of whether most people endorse, either implicitly or explicitly, some form of moral relativism.
